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Hepatitis E virus genotypes and subgenotypes causing acute hepatitis, Bulgaria, 2013-2015.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Bruni Roberto, Villano Umbertina, Equestre Michele, Chionne Paola, Madonna Elisabetta, Trandeva-Bankova Dilyana, Peleva-Pishmisheva Maria, Tenev Tencho, Cella Eleonora, Ciccozzi Massimo, Pisani Giulio, Golkocheva-Markova Elitsa, Ciccaglione Anna Rita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In industrialized areas of the world, including Europe, Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) is considered an emerging pathogen. In fact, autochthonous cases caused by HEV genotype 3 (HEV-3) are increasingly reported. Several studies described the human HEV-3 subtypes and strains circulating in West Europe countries; in contrast, very little is known about the HEV strains responsible for acute hepatitis E in...
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